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Theyre only eating when theyre hungry, and theyre stopping when theyre full." Jastreboff agreed that while obesity is "not an addiction," the "food noise," or impulse to eat, uses the same pathways in the brain
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In individuals with obesity, excess fat can lead to: Altered sex hormone levels : Increased aromatisation of androgens to oestrogens in adipose tissue, potentially affecting testosterone levels in both men and women [14] Insulin resistance : Which may impair endothelial function and reduce blood flow necessary for sexual arousal Elevated inflammatory markers : Chronic low-grade inflammation associated with obesity can negatively impact vascular and sexual health As weight decreases, these parameters often improve
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3 There is some evidence that GLP-1 affects glucose utilization by directly stimulating glycogen synthesis in both rat skeletal muscle 4 and rat adipose tissue 5 , at the same time causing an increase in glycogen synthase-alpha